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Why must we have English translations for the names of countries?
Okay...so I guess I didn't phrase that question very well! I'm just wondering - why do we call it 'Germany' when its really 'Deutschland'? Why do we say 'Italy' when its really 'Italia'? I understand sometimes it will be down to dialects and accents, but I still think the 'Deutschland' to Germany translation is pretty weird.
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- Miss PegLv 41 decade agoFavorite Answer
All languages have their own "name" for the other countries. English speakers call things by their "English" name. But English countries have names that aren't English too, used by countries who use that language. For example the French call the UK, Australia, The US different names.
I remember having to learn "French" countries in school...
L’Angleterre being England in French.
Les Etats-Unis (d'Amérique) being the United States (of America)
- blockburgerLv 45 years ago
in case you go with it translated, purchase a Hindi to english dictionary. no person right here knows that language and despite if we did we don't have the time to translate that for you. that's a action picture evaluate. great. Watch the action picture.
- Dana RLv 51 decade ago
Mexico calls Germany "Alemania". Who knows. It's just the way it is. It isn't only people who speal English!
